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{{Infobox TV
{{Infobox TV
|title_card= [[File:C&C title card.png|300px]]
|title_card= [[File:C&C title card.png|300px]]
|caption= [[Cow]] and Chicken! And the scene-stealing [[Red Guy]]!
|caption= [[Cow]] and [[Chicken]]! And the scene-stealing [[Red Guy]]!
|creators= [[David Feiss]]
|creators= [[David Feiss]]
|network= [[Cartoon Network]]
|network= [[Cartoon Network]]
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|released= [[July 15]], [[1997]]—[[July 24]], [[1999]]
|released= [[July 15]], [[1997]]—[[July 24]], [[1999]]
|run_time= 22 minutes
|run_time= 22 minutes
|starring= [[Charlie Adler]]<br />[[Dee Bradley]]<br />[[Candi Milo]]<br />[[Howard Morris]]<br />[[Dan Castellaneta]]
|starring= [[Charlie Adler]]<br />[[Dee Bradley Baker]]<br />[[Candi Milo]]<br />[[Howard Morris]]<br />[[Dan Castellaneta]]
|execs= [[Sherry Gunther]]<br />[[Larry Huber]]
|execs= [[Sherry Gunther]]<br />[[Larry Huber]]
|producers= [[Davis Doi]]<br />[[Vincent Davis]]<br />[[Louis J. Cuck]]<br />[[Selma Gladney]]<br />[[Debby Hindman]]
|producers= [[Davis Doi]]<br />[[Vincent Davis]]<br />[[Louis J. Cuck]]<br />[[Selma Gladney]]<br />[[Debby Hindman]]
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|animation_director= [[Scott Morse]]<br />[[Deane Taylor]]
|animation_director= [[Scott Morse]]<br />[[Deane Taylor]]
}}
}}
'''''Cow and Chicken''''' is an American animated slapstick comedy TV series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]] for [[Cartoon Network]]. It ran from [[1997]] to [[1999]], airing 52 episodes. When the series ended, its secondary segment, ''[[I Am Weasel]]'', was spun off into its own full-fledged TV series in 1999.
'''''Cow and Chicken''''' is an American animated slapstick comedy television series created by [[David Feiss]]. It was produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]] for [[Cartoon Network]]. It ran from [[1997]] to [[1999]], airing 52 episodes that spanned four seasons.


An adolescent cow and chicken named [[Cow]] and [[Chicken]] live together as siblings with two human parents (whose upper halves are never shown). They also attend school and deal with the [[Red Guy]], a spoof on the Devil.
An adolescent cow and chicken named [[Cow]] and [[Chicken]] live together as siblings with two human parents (whose upper halves are never shown). They also attend school and deal with the [[Red Guy]], a spoof on the [[Devil]].


==Production==
==Production==
===Development===
===Development===
[[David Feiss]] brought the series to life after coming up with a bedtime story for his then six-year-old daughter. The morning after he remembered it, and drew a 25-page children's book out of it. When Hanna-Barbera called him for their 52-episode ''[[What a Cartoon!]]'' idea, he pitched them ''Cow and Chicken''. They started off as life-long friends with a romantic interest, but they were changed to siblings. The parents and the Red Guy were also added; Feiss saw the Red Guy as the key to the show, "adding that extra element of chaos."<ref name="Cartoon Brew">Aguilar, Carlos ([[July 15]], [[2022]]). [https://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/25-years-of-cow-chicken-a-conversation-with-creator-david-feiss-218785.html?cbtr=LATPOS "25 Years Of ‘Cow & Chicken’: A Conversation With Creator David Feiss"]. ''Cartoon Brew''. Retrieved [[July 21]], 2022.</ref>
David Feiss brought the series to life after creating a bedtime story for his then six-year-old daughter. The morning after, he remembered it and turned it into a 25-page children's book. When Hanna-Barbera called him for their 52-episode ''[[What a Cartoon!]]'' idea, he pitched them ''Cow and Chicken''. They started off as life-long friends with a romantic interest, but they were changed to siblings. The parents and the Red Guy were also added; Feiss saw the Red Guy as the key to the show, "adding that extra element of chaos."<ref name="Cartoon Brew">Aguilar, Carlos ([[July 15]], [[2022]]). [https://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/25-years-of-cow-chicken-a-conversation-with-creator-david-feiss-218785.html?cbtr=LATPOS "25 Years Of ‘Cow & Chicken’: A Conversation With Creator David Feiss"]. ''Cartoon Brew''. Retrieved [[July 21]], 2022.</ref>


===Casting===
===Casting===
A hundred people were auditioned for the different parts, with [[Charlie Adler]] auditioning separately for Cow, Chicken, and the Red Guy. There was a "little pushback" from Cartoon Network who believed that each character should be played by a different actor, but Feiss reminded them of [[Mel Blanc]].<ref name="Cartoon Brew" />
A hundred people auditioned for the different parts, with [[Charlie Adler]] auditioning separately for Cow, Chicken, and the Red Guy. There was a "little pushback" from Cartoon Network who believed that each character should be played by a different actor, but Feiss reminded them of [[Mel Blanc]].<ref name="Cartoon Brew" />


===Aftermath===
===Aftermath===
"Buffalo Gals" was banned after being aired once because a female biker group implied to be lesbians using sexual innuendos. In reruns, it was replaced with "Orthodontic Police."
"Buffalo Gals" was banned after being aired once because of the inclusion of a female biker group implied to be lesbians using sexual innuendos. In reruns, it was replaced with "Orthodontic Police."
 
When the series finished, Cartoon Network tasked Feiss with writing a movie, who then did an outline with [[Michael Ryan]], which involved them traveling and looking for something.<ref name="Cartoon Brew" />


==Segments==
==Segments==
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Title
! Title
! Number
! Original air date
! Original air date
|-
|-
| "[[No Smoking]]"
| 0x01
| 0x01
* "[[No Smoking]]"
| [[November 12]], [[1995]]
| [[November 12]], [[1995]]
|-
|-
| "[[Field Trip to Folsom Prison]]" / "[[The Girl's Bathroom]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[This Bridge, Not Weasel Bridge]]"
| 1x01
| 1x01
* "[[Field Trip to Folsom Prison]]"
* "[[The Girl's Bathroom]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[This Bridge, Not Weasel Bridge]]"
| [[July 15]], 1997
| [[July 15]], 1997
|-
|-
| "[[Supermodel Cow]]" / "[[Part Time Job]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. on Sun]]"
| 1x02
| 1x02
* "[[Supermodel Cow]]"
* "[[Part-Time Job]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. on Sun]]"
| [[July 22]], 1997
| [[July 22]], 1997
|-
|-
| "[[Alive!]]" / "[[Who is Super Cow?]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Deep Sea Tour]]"
| 1x03
| 1x03
* "[[Alive!]]"
* "[[Who is Super Cow?]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Deep Sea Tour]]"
| [[July 29]], 1997
| [[July 29]], 1997
|-
|-
| "[[Confused]]" / "[[The Molten Fairy]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Gentlemans]]"
| 1x04
| 1x04
* "[[Confused]]"
* "[[The Molten Fairy]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Gentlemans]]"
| [[August 5]], 1997
| [[August 5]], 1997
|-
|-
| "[[The Ugliest Weenie Part One]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Are Big Star]]" / "[[The Ugliest Weenie Epilogue]]"
| 1x05
| 1x05
* "[[The Ugliest Weenie Part One]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Are Big Star]]"
* "[[The Ugliest Weenie Epilogue]]"
| [[August 12]], 1997
| [[August 12]], 1997
|-
|-
| "[[Crash Dive!]]" / "[[Power of Meat]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Power of Odor]]"
| 1x06
| 1x06
* "[[Crash Dive!]]"
* "[[Power of Meat]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Power of Odor]]"
| [[August 19]], 1997
| [[August 19]], 1997
|-
|-
| "[[School Bully]]" / "[[Time Machine]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Ping Pong at Sea]]"
| 1x07
| 1x07
* "[[School Bully]]"
* "[[Time Machine (Cow and Chicken)|Time Machine]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Ping Pong at Sea]]"
| [[August 26]], 1997
| [[August 26]], 1997
|-
|-
| "[[Orthodontic Police]]" / "[[The Cow with Four Eyes]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Disease Fiesta]]"
| 1x08
| 1x08
* "[[Orthodontic Police]]"
* "[[The Cow with Four Eyes]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Disease Fiesta]]"
| [[September 2]], 1997
| [[September 2]], 1997
|-
|-
| "[[Cow's Instincts... Don't It?]]" / "[[Ballerina Cow]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Plant Life]]"
| 1x09
| 1x09
* "[[Cow's Instincts... Don't It?]]"
* "[[Ballerina Cow]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Plant Life]]"
| [[September 9]], 1997
| [[September 9]], 1997
|-
|-
| "[[Chicken's First Kiss]]" / "[[Squirt the Daisies]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.M. Abassador]]"
| 1x10
| 1x10
* "[[Chicken's First Kiss]]"
* "[[Squirt the Daisies]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.M. Abassador]]"
| [[September 16]], 1997
| [[September 16]], 1997
|-
|-
| "[[Lawnmower Chicken]]" / "[[Cow Loves Piles]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Law of Gravity]]"
| 1x11
| 1x11
* "[[Lawnmower Chicken]]"
* "[[Cow Loves Piles]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Law of Gravity]]"
| [[September 23]], 1997
| [[September 23]], 1997
|-
|-
| "[[Lawnmower Chicken]]" / "[[Cow Loves Piles]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Law of Gravity]]"
| 1x12
| 1x12
* "[[Space Cow]]"
* "[[The Legend of Sailcat]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Happy Baboon Holidays]]"
| [[September 23]], 1997
| [[September 23]], 1997
|-
|-
| "[[Space Cow]]" / "[[The Legend of Sailcat]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Happy Baboon Holidays]]"
| 1x13
| 1x13
* "[[Headhunting in Oregon]]"
* "[[The King and Queen of Cheese]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I. Architect]]"
| [[September 30]], 1997
| [[September 30]], 1997
|-
|-
| "[[Fluffy the Anaconda]]" / "[[The Laughing Puddle]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Mommy]]"
| 2x01
| 2x01
* "[[Fluffy the Anaconda]]"
* "[[The Laughing Puddle]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Mommy]]"
| [[May 16]], [[1998]]
| [[May 16]], [[1998]]
|-
|-
| "[[Pirate Lessons]]" / "[[Halloween with Dead Ghost, Coast to Coast]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Deity]]"
| 2x02
| 2x02
* "[[Pirate Lessons]]"
* "[[Halloween with Dead Ghost, Coast to Coast]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Deity]]"
| [[May 23]], 1998
| [[May 23]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[Tongue Sandwich]]" / "[[Dream Date Chicken]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Crybaby]]"
| 2x03
| 2x03
* "[[Tongue Sandwich]]"
* "[[Dream Date Chicken]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Crybaby]]"
| [[May 30]], 1998
| [[May 30]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[Sumo Cow]]" / "[[Comet!]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R.'s Phantom Foot]]"
| 2x04
| 2x04
* "[[Sumo Cow]]"
* "[[Comet!]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R.'s Phantom Foot]]"
| [[June 6]], 1998
| [[June 6]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[Dirty Laundry]]" / "[[Grizzly Beaver Safari]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Queen of Denile]]"
| 2x05
| 2x05
* "[[Dirty Laundry]]"
* "[[Grizzly Beaver Safari]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Queen of Denile]]"
| [[June 13]], 1998
| [[June 13]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[Boneless Kite]]" / "[[Which Came First?]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Are Music Man]]"
| 2x06
| 2x06
* "[[Boneless Kite]]"
* "[[Which Came First?]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Are Music Man]]"
| [[June 20]], 1998
| [[June 20]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[Boneless Kite]]" / "[[Cow and Chicken Reclining]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am My Lifetime]]"
| 2x07
| 2x07
* "[[Buffalo Girls]]"
* "[[Cow and Chicken Reclining]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am My Lifetime]]"
| [[June 27]], 1998
| [[June 27]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[Free Inside!]]" / "[[Journey to the Center of Cow]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Pixie Fairie]]"
| 2x08
| 2x08
* "[[Free Inside!]]"
* "[[Journey to the Center of Cow]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Pixie Fairie]]"
| [[July 4]], 1998
| [[July 4]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[The Karate Chick]]" / "[[Yard Sale]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Ice Fisher]]"
| 2x09
| 2x09
* "[[The Karate Chick]]"
* "[[Yard Sale]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Ice Fisher]]"
| [[July 11]], 1998
| [[July 11]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[Meet Lance Sackless]]" / "[[Who's Afraid of the Dark?]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Role Model]]"
| 2x10
| 2x10
* "[[Meet Lance Sackless]]"
* "[[Who's Afraid of the Dark?]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Role Model]]"
| [[July 18]], 1998
| [[July 18]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[The Bad News Plastic Surgeons]]" / "[[The Exchange Student]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. in Wrong Cartoon]]"
| 2x11
| 2x11
* "[[The Bad News Plastic Surgeons]]"
* "[[The Exchange Student]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. in Wrong Cartoon]]"
| [[July 25]], 1998
| [[July 25]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[Child Star]]" / "[[Perpetual Energy]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[My Friend, the Smart Banana]]"
| 2x12
| 2x12
* "[[Child Star]]"
* "[[Perpetual Energy]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[My Friend, the Smart Banana]]"
| [[August 1]], 1998
| [[August 1]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[Bad Chicken]]" / "[[Stay Awake]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Wild Baboon]]"
| 2x13
| 2x13
* "[[Bad Chicken]]"
* "[[Stay Awake]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Wild Baboon]]"
| [[August 8]], 1998
| [[August 8]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[Can Cow Come Out and Play?]]" / "[[Horn Envy]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Time Weasel]]"
| 3x01
| 3x01
* "[[Can Cow Come Out and Play?]]"
* "[[Horn Envy]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Time Weasel]]"
| [[August 15]], 1998
| [[August 15]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[Can Cow Come Out and Play?]]" / "[[The Babysitter]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[The Hole]]"
| 3x02
| 3x02
* "[[Can Cow Come Out and Play?]]"
* "[[The Babysitter]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[The Hole]]"
| [[August 22]], 1998
| [[August 22]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[Cow Fly]]" / "[[Where Am I?]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Stand Corrected]]"
| 3x03
| 3x02
* "[[Cow Fly]]"
* "[[Where Am I?]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Stand Corrected]]"
| [[August 29]], 1998
| [[August 29]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[Sergeant Weenie Arms (episode)|Sergeant Weenie Arms]]" / "[[Sow and Chicken]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Bush Pilot]]"
| 3x04
| 3x03
* "[[Sergeant Weenie Arms]]"
& "[[Sow and Chicken]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Bush Pilot]]"
| [[September 5]], 1998
| [[September 5]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[Me an' My Dog]]" / "[[Cow's Dream Catcher]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Dessert Island]]"
| 3x05
| 3x04
* "[[Me an' My Dog]]" / "[[Cow's Dream Catcher]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Dessert Island]]"
| [[September 12]], 1998
| [[September 12]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[Grandma at the Mall]]" / "[[Chicken in the Bathroom]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Unsinkable I.R.]]"
| 3x06
| 3x05
* "[[Grandma at the Mall]]"
* "[[Chicken in the Bathroom]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Unsinkable I.R.]]"
| [[September 19]], 1998
| [[September 19]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[Chickens Don't Fly]]" / "[[P.E.]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Vampire]]"
| 3x07
| 3x06
* "[[Chickens Don't Fly]]"
* "[[P.E.]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Vampire]]"
| [[September 26]], 1998
| [[September 26]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[Plaing' Hookie]]" / "[[Chicken Lips]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Honey, I Are Home]]"
| 3x08
| 3x07
* "[[Plaing' Hookie]]"
* "[[Chicken Lips]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Honey, I Are Home]]"
| [[October 3]], 1998
| [[October 3]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[The Day I Was Born]]" / "[[Factory Follies]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Driver's Sped]]"
| 3x09
| 3x08
* "[[The Day I Was Born]]"
* "[[Factory Follies]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Driver's Sped]]"
| [[October 10]], 1998
| [[October 10]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[101 Uses for Cow and Chicken]]" / "[[Intelligent Life]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[A Tree Story]]"
| 3x10
| 3x09
* "[[101 Uses for Cow and Chicken]]"
* "[[Intelligent Life]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[A Tree Story]]"
| [[October 17]], 1998
| [[October 17]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[Be Careful What You Wish For]]" / "[[Lost at Sea]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Do]]"
| 3x11
| 3x10
* "[[Be Careful What You Wish For]]"
* "[[Lost at Sea]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Do]]"
| [[October 24]], 1998
| [[October 24]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[Night of the Ed!]]" / "[[Cow's Pie]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Are Good Dog]]"
| 3x12
| 3x11
* "[[Night of the Ed!]]"
* "[[Cow's Pie]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Are Good Dog]]"
| [[October 31]], 1998
| [[October 31]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[Invisble Cow]]" / "[[Monster in the Closet]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Hairstylist]]"
| 3x13
| 3x12
* "[[Invisble Cow]]"
* "[[Monster in the Closet]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Hairstylist]]"
| [[November 7]], 1998
| [[November 7]], 1998
|-
|-
| "[[Chachi, the Chewing Gum Seal]]" / "[[Black Sheep of the Family]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Enemy Camp]]"
| 4x01
| 4x01
* "[[Chachi, the Chewing Gum Seal]]"
* "[[Black Sheep of the Family]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Enemy Camp]]"
| [[April 26]], 1999
| [[April 26]], 1999
|-
|-
| "[[The Big Move]]" / "[[Cow's Magic Blanket]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Are Ghost]]"
| 4x02
| 4x02
* "[[The Big Move (Cow and Chicken)|The Big Move]]"
* "[[Cow's Magic Blanket]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Are Ghost]]"
| [[April 27]], 1999
| [[April 27]], 1999
|-
|-
| "[[Cow's Toys]]" / "[[I Scream, Man]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Gladiator]]"
| 4x03
| 4x03
* "[[Cow's Toys]]"
* "[[I Scream, Man]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Gladiator]]"
| [[April 28]], 1999
| [[April 28]], 1999
|-
|-
| "[[Cloud Nine]]" / "[[Send in the Clowns]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Revolutionary Weasel]]"
| 4x04
| 4x04
* "[[Cloud Nine]]"
* "[[Send in the Clowns]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Revolutionary Weasel]]"
| [[April 29]], 1999
| [[April 29]], 1999
|-
|-
| "[[Major Wedgie]]" / "[[The Loneliest Cow]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Dream Weasel]]"
| 4x05
| 4x05
* "[[Major Wedgie]]"
* "[[The Loneliest Cow]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Dream Weasel]]"
| [[April 30]], 1999
| [[April 30]], 1999
|-
|-
| "[[Professor Longhorn Steer]]" / "[[A Couple of Skating Fools]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[He Said, He Said]]"
| 4x06
| 4x06
* "[[Professor Longhorn Steer]]"
* "[[A Couple of Skating Fools]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[He Said, He Said]]"
| [[May 3]], 1999
| [[May 3]], 1999
|-
|-
| "[[The Full Mounty]]" / "[[Mall Cop]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Cliched]]"
| 4x07
| 4x07
* "[[The Full Mounty]]"
* "[[Mall Cop]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Cliched]]"
| [[May 4]], 1999
| [[May 4]], 1999
|-
|-
| "[[Snail Boy (episode)|Snail Boy]]" / "[[The Penalty Wheel]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[The Magnificent Motorbikini]]"
| 4x08
| 4x08
* "[[Snail Boy]]"
* "[[The Penalty Wheel]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[The Magnificent Motorbikini]]"
| [[May 5]], 1999
| [[May 5]], 1999
|-
|-
| "[[Chicken's Fairy Tale]]" / "[[Magic Chicken]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Whale Captain]]"
| 4x09
| 4x09
* "[[Chicken's Fairy Tale]]"
* "[[Magic Chicken]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Whale Captain]]"
| [[May 6]], 1999
| [[May 6]], 1999
|-
|-
| "[[Cow's Horse]]" / "[[Red Butler]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[The Baboon's Paw]]"
| 4x10
| 4x10
* "[[Cow's Horse]]"
* "[[Red Butler]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[The Baboon's Paw]]"
| [[June 11]], 1999
| [[June 11]], 1999
|-
|-
| "[[Cow's a Beauty]]" / "[[Piano Lessons]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[The Sackless Games]]"
| 4x11
| 4x11
* "[[Cow's a Beauty]]"
* "[[Piano Lessons]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[The Sackless Games]]"
| [[June 18]], 1999
| [[June 18]], 1999
|-
|-
| "[[Duck, Duck, Chicken!]]" / "[[The Great Pantzini]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Who Rubbed Out Cow and Chicken]]"
| 4x12
| 4x12
* "[[Duck, Duck, Chicken!]]"
* "[[The Great Pantzini]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Who Rubbed Out Cow and Chicken]]"
| [[June 25]], 1999
| [[June 25]], 1999
|-
|-
| "[[The Cow and Chicken Blues]]" / "[[The Ballard of Cow and Chicken]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Good Salesman]]"
| 4x13
| 4x13
* "[[The Cow and Chicken Blues]]"
* "[[The Ballard of Cow and Chicken]]"
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Good Salesman]]"
| [[July 24]], 1999
| [[July 24]], 1999
|}
|}
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* [[Howard Morris]] as [[Flem and Earl|Flem]]
* [[Howard Morris]] as [[Flem and Earl|Flem]]
* [[Dan Castellaneta]] as [[Flem and Earl|Earl]]
* [[Dan Castellaneta]] as [[Flem and Earl|Earl]]
==Legacy==
When the series ended, its secondary segment, ''[[I Am Weasel]]'', was spun off into its own full-fledged TV series in 1999.
There were also talks between Cartoon Network and Feiss about him writing a movie, who did an outline with [[Michael Ryan]], which involved Cow and Chicken traveling and looking for something.<ref name="Cartoon Brew" />
In "[[Once Upon a Toon]]", a segment of the ''[[Mad]]'' episode "Taking Nemo/Once Upon a Toon," Cow and Chicken have lost their memories and think they're actually animals. They join Henry Swan in restoring all the classic cartoons' memories.
In the ''OK KO Let's Be Heroes!'' crossover "Crossover Nexus," Chicken is one of Cartoon Network characters turned into stone and Cow (as Super Cow) is one of the characters Ben 10 transforms into.
Red Guy makes a cameo in the ''[[Jellystone!]]'' episode "[[Vote Raspberry]]".


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
* In "[[Once Upon a Toon]]", a segment of the ''[[MAD]]'' episode "Taking Nemo/Once Upon a Toon," Cow and Chicken have lost their memories and think they're actually animals. They join Henry Swan in restoring all the classic cartoons' memories.
* In the ''Ben 10: Omniverse'' episode "Store 23," alien versions of Cow and Chicken are waiting in line at Mr. Smoothy's. They leave after no one is at the register. Charlie Alder reprises both characters.
* In the ''Ben 10 Omniverse'' episode "Store 23," alien versions of Cow and Chicken can be seen waiting in line at Mr. Smoothy's. They leave after no one is at the register. Charlie Alder reprises both characters.
* In the ''OK KO Let's be Heroes'' Crossover "Crossover Nexus," Chicken is one of Cartoon Network characters turned into stone and Cow (as Super Cow) is one of the characters Ben 10 transforms into.
* In the [[2022]] Disney+ film ''Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers'', a bootleg version of Cow is saved.
* In the [[2022]] Disney+ film ''Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers'', a bootleg version of Cow is saved.


==References==
==References==
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Cow and Chicken
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Cow and Chicken! And the scene-stealing Red Guy!
Created by David Feiss
Network Cartoon Network
Production company Hanna-Barbera
Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Original release July 15, 1997—July 24, 1999
Run time 22 minutes
Starring Charlie Adler
Dee Bradley Baker
Candi Milo
Howard Morris
Dan Castellaneta
Executive producer(s) Sherry Gunther
Larry Huber
Producer(s) Davis Doi
Vincent Davis
Louis J. Cuck
Selma Gladney
Debby Hindman
Music composed by Guy Moon
Writer(s) David Feiss
Bill Burnett
Michael Ryan
Director(s) David Feiss
Kris Zimmerman (voices)
Animation director(s) Scott Morse
Deane Taylor

Cow and Chicken is an American animated slapstick comedy television series created by David Feiss. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera for Cartoon Network. It ran from 1997 to 1999, airing 52 episodes that spanned four seasons.

An adolescent cow and chicken named Cow and Chicken live together as siblings with two human parents (whose upper halves are never shown). They also attend school and deal with the Red Guy, a spoof on the Devil.

Production

Development

David Feiss brought the series to life after creating a bedtime story for his then six-year-old daughter. The morning after, he remembered it and turned it into a 25-page children's book. When Hanna-Barbera called him for their 52-episode What a Cartoon! idea, he pitched them Cow and Chicken. They started off as life-long friends with a romantic interest, but they were changed to siblings. The parents and the Red Guy were also added; Feiss saw the Red Guy as the key to the show, "adding that extra element of chaos."[1]

Casting

A hundred people auditioned for the different parts, with Charlie Adler auditioning separately for Cow, Chicken, and the Red Guy. There was a "little pushback" from Cartoon Network who believed that each character should be played by a different actor, but Feiss reminded them of Mel Blanc.[1]

Aftermath

"Buffalo Gals" was banned after being aired once because of the inclusion of a female biker group implied to be lesbians using sexual innuendos. In reruns, it was replaced with "Orthodontic Police."

Segments

  • Cow and Chicken
  • I Am Weasel

Music

The theme song and score were composed by Guy Moon. The opening theme featured lyrics written by David Feiss. Bodie Chandler was the director of music production.

Theme song lyrics

Chicken: Mama had a chicken.
Cow: and Mama had a cow.
Both: Dad was proud, he didn't care how.

Cow: Cow!

Chicken: Chicken!

Both: Cow and Chicken!

Episodes

Title Original air date
0x01 November 12, 1995
1x01 July 15, 1997
1x02 July 22, 1997
1x03 July 29, 1997
1x04 August 5, 1997
1x05 August 12, 1997
1x06 August 19, 1997
1x07 August 26, 1997
1x08 September 2, 1997
1x09 September 9, 1997
1x10 September 16, 1997
1x11 September 23, 1997
1x12 September 23, 1997
1x13 September 30, 1997
2x01 May 16, 1998
2x02 May 23, 1998
2x03 May 30, 1998
2x04 June 6, 1998
2x05 June 13, 1998
2x06 June 20, 1998
2x07 June 27, 1998
2x08 July 4, 1998
2x09 July 11, 1998
2x10 July 18, 1998
2x11 July 25, 1998
2x12 August 1, 1998
2x13 August 8, 1998
3x01 August 15, 1998
3x02 August 22, 1998
3x03 August 29, 1998
3x04

& "Sow and Chicken"

September 5, 1998
3x05 September 12, 1998
3x06 September 19, 1998
3x07 September 26, 1998
3x08 October 3, 1998
3x09 October 10, 1998
3x10 October 17, 1998
3x11 October 24, 1998
3x12 October 31, 1998
3x13 November 7, 1998
4x01 April 26, 1999
4x02 April 27, 1999
4x03 April 28, 1999
4x04 April 29, 1999
4x05 April 30, 1999
4x06 May 3, 1999
4x07 May 4, 1999
4x08 May 5, 1999
4x09 May 6, 1999
4x10 June 11, 1999
4x11 June 18, 1999
4x12 June 25, 1999
4x13 July 24, 1999

Cast

Legacy

When the series ended, its secondary segment, I Am Weasel, was spun off into its own full-fledged TV series in 1999.

There were also talks between Cartoon Network and Feiss about him writing a movie, who did an outline with Michael Ryan, which involved Cow and Chicken traveling and looking for something.[1]

In "Once Upon a Toon", a segment of the Mad episode "Taking Nemo/Once Upon a Toon," Cow and Chicken have lost their memories and think they're actually animals. They join Henry Swan in restoring all the classic cartoons' memories.

In the OK KO Let's Be Heroes! crossover "Crossover Nexus," Chicken is one of Cartoon Network characters turned into stone and Cow (as Super Cow) is one of the characters Ben 10 transforms into.

Red Guy makes a cameo in the Jellystone! episode "Vote Raspberry".

In popular culture

  • In the Ben 10: Omniverse episode "Store 23," alien versions of Cow and Chicken are waiting in line at Mr. Smoothy's. They leave after no one is at the register. Charlie Alder reprises both characters.
  • In the 2022 Disney+ film Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers, a bootleg version of Cow is saved.

References

  1. ^ a b c Aguilar, Carlos (July 15, 2022). "25 Years Of ‘Cow & Chicken’: A Conversation With Creator David Feiss". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
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